I made a pledge to go Vegan for the month of April 2010 so that Amber McDonald (Vegan activist among other things) will quit smoking. I also want to thank my friends for their support, especially Mike Ahlers (Vegan best friend) and Allison Harper (Vegan works for PETA). I figure I will write about my experiences throughout the month and hopefully spark some interest in the vegan lifestyle.
The title of this post has great significance already. I am sad to say that less than 7 hours into my month long adventure I have failed. For breakfast I had Frosted Mini Wheats with Almond Milk. I previously threw out the box of Frosted Mini Wheats and had only 1 (Chris Sized) serving remaining, so I couldn’t look at the box and just assumed it was vegan. Apparently I was wrong. Doing a web search (trying to be search engine agnostic) I discovered that Frosted Mini Wheats have gelatin. I figured at some point I would have some minor slip up based on ignorance, but I can’t believe it was on my first meal. So what does this mean? Nothing. Veganism to me is mostly about a healthy lifestyle without animal products, and promoting veganism is about showing everyone how easy it is and not about being the crazy person who can only eat french fries. I will continue on learning about the ingredients of all the foods I eat.
I will also be keeping track of some statistics:
- Weight (lb.): 159.6 (2 lbs. higher than normal)
- Body Fat %: 13.5
- Body Water %: 62.7
- Muscle Mass (lb.): 131
- Bone Mass (lb.): 6.8
- BMR: 1806
- Visceral Fat: 4
April 1, 2010 at 9:25 am |
Congratulations on having the guts to try this. And your attitude to your day 1 gelatin intake is absolutely the only way to make it work. Good luck with this.
April 1, 2010 at 9:41 am |
Just don’t try to eat french fries at several fast food restaurants – they’re fried in animal fat.
April 3, 2010 at 8:31 pm |
Yes, good for you. Being vegan is not about being perfect. We just try our best. I have been vegan 2 years now and still make a mistake sometimes.